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AndromacheDarkstar
Fiscal Fisting Inc. Imperial Protectorate
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Posted - 2012.11.27 08:31:00 -
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I used to call myself a gamer, id buy most new releases as they came out and spent a large amount of time playing games all across the spectrum from Railroads to Halo. I was proud to call myself a gamer, kept up to date with the gamin industry for years and got genuinely excited about games coming out until recently.
Over the last year the joy has gone. I just cant enjoy anything any more, i stopped buying new releases a few months back because i found id play them for one session then just call it a day and end up with a wasted -ú35. The only games to have even slightly entertained me recently are Dishonoured, Hotline Miami and Bordelands 2. I fail to even get properly enthusiastic about Mechwarrior and Planetside.
The only game i can enjoy playing now is EVE, im not sure if it the social side or the actuall game but i think EVE has done something to me. Am i just getting old? am i the only one? are games these days just ****? Fiscal Fisting Inc.-áAmarr Militia Corp Recruiting EU TZ PVP pilots now Also Looking for EU PVP corps to join-áa growing-áAmarr-áFW-áalliance
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Ghazu
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Posted - 2012.11.27 08:41:00 -
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I know what you mean, it's hard to explain it's just EVE. http://www.minerbumping.com/ |
baltec1
Bat Country
2955
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Posted - 2012.11.27 08:42:00 -
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Thats the EVE effect. I cant play any other MMO these days because they all lack the risk, freedom and industry this game offers. I ended up with a warning in STO for saying that I was a cyno pilot from EVE looking for targets in my bio. Although I have to say that planetside 2 is so much fun when played with others. |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
5635
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Posted - 2012.11.27 08:58:00 -
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I agreed with the above posters. Other games simply have no attraction.
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Schmata Bastanold
Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo
194
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:03:00 -
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Heh, since I started playing Eve little over a year ago I was able only enjoy Max Payne 3, Limbo and recently Deadlight. Max because of sentiment for previous part, Limbo and Deadlight because they are little pieces of art and survival gems. I don't care about shooters and RTSs, never was really into MMOs.
And there is Eve where I can spend hours doing, well - sometimes doing nothing really in game but a lot around it like fiddling with fits, reading stuff, forum pvp and trololo. Sometimes I giggle like a little girl and I catch a funny looks from my wife and how can I explain to her that my corpies I listen to on comms just went on hilarious discussion about this or that? And she always wants something from me exactly when our fleet finally found someone to shoot at. And why I have a picture of this blond blind chick on my screen?
Well, I don't play other games anymore, I have Eve. I am not my skills but... http://eveboard.com/pilot/Schmata_Bastanold |
Marlona Sky
D00M. Northern Coalition.
2022
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:05:00 -
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Schmata Bastanold wrote:Heh, since I started playing Eve little over a year ago I was able only enjoy Max Payne 3, Limbo and recently Deadlight. Max because of sentiment for previous part, Limbo and Deadlight because they are little pieces of art and survival gems. I don't care about shooters and RTSs, never was really into MMOs.
And there is Eve where I can spend hours doing, well - sometimes doing nothing really in game but a lot around it like fiddling with fits, reading stuff, forum pvp and trololo. Sometimes I giggle like a little girl and I catch a funny looks from my wife and how can I explain to her that my corpies I listen to on comms just went on hilarious discussion about this or that? And she always wants something from me exactly when our fleet finally found someone to shoot at. And why I have a picture of this blond blind chick on my screen?
Well, I don't play other games anymore, I have Eve. I really enjoyed Limbo. Did they make another?
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Schmata Bastanold
Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo
194
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:11:00 -
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Marlona Sky wrote:I really enjoyed Limbo. Did they make another?
According to wikipedia they are working on second game planned for release in 2013-2014
Quote:According to Patti, as of October 2010, Playdead is currently working on its second game; the game, partially funded by the Danish Film Institute, has the working title of Project 2. Project 2 is described by the Danish newspaper Politiken as a spiritual sequel to Limbo. It is a 2.5D platform game, using three dimensional graphics while the playfield remains in two dimensions, and utilizes the Unity engine; Playdead opted for the existing solution instead of their custom-built engine they had created for Limbo, to reduce their efforts. While the game is in color, the title remains dark and nearly monotone in color. It is planned for release on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 systems. According to an August 2011 interview with Patti, the title's development cycle will take about three and a half years.
Deadlight is from another company, zombie survival horror platform game. Steam has now Autumn Sale and you can get it for 8.99 euro so basically free :) I am not my skills but... http://eveboard.com/pilot/Schmata_Bastanold |
Battle On
Jita Exiles Strategic Warfare Operations Command
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:13:00 -
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AndromacheDarkstar wrote:I used to call myself a gamer, id buy most new releases as they came out and spent a large amount of time playing games all across the spectrum from Railroads to Halo. I was proud to call myself a gamer, kept up to date with the gamin industry for years and got genuinely excited about games coming out until recently.
Over the last year the joy has gone. I just cant enjoy anything any more, i stopped buying new releases a few months back because i found id play them for one session then just call it a day and end up with a wasted -ú35. The only games to have even slightly entertained me recently are Dishonoured, Hotline Miami and Bordelands 2. I fail to even get properly enthusiastic about Mechwarrior and Planetside.
The only game i can enjoy playing now is EVE, im not sure if it the social side or the actuall game but i think EVE has done something to me. Am i just getting old? am i the only one? are games these days just ****?
once you go eve you never go back! ;-) [Service] Battle On's Custom and Colored Overviews! |
xxxTRUSTxxx
Galactic Rangers Intrepid Crossing
84
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:14:00 -
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AndromacheDarkstar wrote: Am i just getting old? am i the only one? are games these days just ****?
we all get older , you're not the only one, yes there is a lot of shite games these days.
I believe what you are suffering from is burn out, it happens to the best of us, take a break away from gaming for a while. you'll come back refreshed. |
Beckie DeLey
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
159
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:31:00 -
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When i don't play EVE, it's usually because i am playing something Co-Op with friends (who for the life of them won't touch EVE, their frustration threshold is too low). Borderlands, Orks must Die 2, Trine 2, Minecraft. Doesn't really matter as long as we can hang out in Skype talking trash while playing.
Everything else can't really keep me playing for a long time. Except those sandboxy games like Saints Row or Prototype. I can play those for hours still.
But yeah, it's hard to find games that can compete with EVE for when my buddies aren't online. So... i started an industry blog at www.derbk.com/eve There i am preparing a guide to all things related to manufacturing. Check it out!
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Baby ChuChu
Ice Cream Asylum
403
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:39:00 -
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Can't say I feel the same way if I'm being honest. I enjoy too many types of games to play just play Eve.
Even if I wake up one morning and Eve has magically turned into this perfect, ultimate game that somehow seemlessly included every genre under the sun, I'd still play other games. It's why I love the medium in the first place. I can play 100 slightly different, great games that all fit into one genre and walk away with 100 different, lasting experiences. |
Marlona Sky
D00M. Northern Coalition.
2022
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:42:00 -
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xxxTRUSTxxx wrote:AndromacheDarkstar wrote: Am i just getting old? am i the only one? are games these days just ****? we all get older , you're not the only one, yes there is a lot of shite games these days. I believe what you are suffering from is burn out, it happens to the best of us, take a break away from gaming for a while. you'll come back refreshed.
What everyone forgets is all the crappy games they played, music they listened to, movies they watched as a kid. So as people become older and look back at their childhood growing up they always seem to think back then - that's when the good stuff was being made damn it! right? - and now everything is a remake or crap or trash or something else that simply doesn't compare to how epic the games they played, music they listened to or movies they watched.
It is just how we remember things. I promise you most of the games you played were crap.
Remove local, structure mails and revamp the directional scanner! |
Elliot Vodka
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
32
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:44:00 -
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AndromacheDarkstar wrote:I used to call myself a gamer, id buy most new releases as they came out and spent a large amount of time playing games all across the spectrum from Railroads to Halo. I was proud to call myself a gamer, kept up to date with the gamin industry for years and got genuinely excited about games coming out until recently.
Over the last year the joy has gone. I just cant enjoy anything any more, i stopped buying new releases a few months back because i found id play them for one session then just call it a day and end up with a wasted -ú35. The only games to have even slightly entertained me recently are Dishonoured, Hotline Miami and Bordelands 2. I fail to even get properly enthusiastic about Mechwarrior and Planetside.
The only game i can enjoy playing now is EVE, im not sure if it the social side or the actuall game but i think EVE has done something to me. Am i just getting old? am i the only one? are games these days just ****?
Dare light each word we speak the same, till dawn we cry on games we claim.
I was about to go but got bored. Yea that pretty much sums it up. The only other game i cant put down is Arma 2.
Dishonored was definitly worth and, borderlands 2 was fun co op. Everything else just keeps getting worse. Why is it that people think this game is for everyone?A better question would be "Why do some people think this game is only for them?" |
Shylari Avada
Amok. Goonswarm Federation
66
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:45:00 -
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Marlona Sky wrote: What everyone forgets is all the crappy games they played, music they listened to, movies they watched as a kid. So as people become older and look back at their childhood growing up they always seem to think back then - that's when the good stuff was being made damn it! right? - and now everything is a remake or crap or trash or something else that simply doesn't compare to how epic the games they played, music they listened to or movies they watched.
It is just how we remember things. I promise you most of the games you played were crap.
There is still a soft spot in my heart for Megamania on Atari 2600. |
March rabbit
Aliastra
270
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:47:00 -
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i really dunno
after 2 years of Eve i play other games as well. Buying something on Steam every weekend and every discount. There is so many games i knew....
Eve accounts are subbed for next year, skills are ticking... However right now i have more interesting stuff to do |
Onyx Nyx
Euphoria Released Verge of Collapse
108
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Posted - 2012.11.27 09:54:00 -
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In EVE, I find a level of depth and complexity that is hard to find in other games and when other EVE players tell me that they are struggling to get into Planetside 2 because they don't get it, I mockingly laugh at them.
I still enjoy games but I would say that EVE (despite its own flaws) has made me into a very spoiled gamer than I was before. I kill kittens, and puppies and bunnies. I maim toddlers and teens and then more. |
AP John
Lone Star Exploration Lone Star Partners
3
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Posted - 2012.11.27 10:02:00 -
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I play what ever can be shorten in 3 letters (EvE, Lol, WoT) :D as long as we have friends to play with. |
Christ Illusion
Atrocity Vendors
8
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Posted - 2012.11.27 10:23:00 -
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That's my problem too |
Kiteo Hatto
Equanimity Order
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Posted - 2012.11.27 10:31:00 -
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Its because other games don't make you invest so much in them, time and knowledge wise. Thats also why if you quit a.k.a "take a break" from EVE you will come back eventually. "That's okay it annoys me when people pile on new definitions to the word sandbox every time CCP does something they don't like." - Alara IonStorm GD is where 60% of threads make you dumber and 10% which provide you with entertainment, the remaining 30% is a mix of both. |
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CCP Eterne
C C P C C P Alliance
655
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Posted - 2012.11.27 11:04:00 -
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Almost seven years ago I played all sorts of games. My MMO of choice was City of Heroes. I had a PS2 with a ton of games on it. I had a bunch of games on my PC too. I'd spend an hour or two online a night, playing CoH, then maybe throw in Madden 2006, or one of the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms games, or Kingdom Hearts II, or Dragon Quest VIII, or, just, whatever.
Then I started playing EVE. I spent my first month playing 8+ hours a day. I would wake up in the middle of the night to set a skill (no queue back then). I joined a corp, had it die, joined another one. Looked at the Crusader and loved how it looked, so I quickly trained up to fly an Interceptor even though I couldn't use MWDs or T2 Small Lasers or half of the other things I needed to make it fly WELL.
Six months in, I applied for ISD Aurora because six months was the minimum time allowed before I could. I got in. I wrote a story for EON, got promoted because of it. Dedicated more and more time for it.
I lost ships in PVP and killed a few. Got somewhat better, but not great. Never great, just good enough.
At first, I was unemployed so I could spend time playing other games besides EVE. But then I became an adult and got real jobs and suddenly didn't have time to play the newest Zelda game. Hey, Bioshock looks cool, but man... No time! Got dudes to kill in EVE. Screw Bayonetta, someone's trying to blow up our POS.
And now I've got a job working on EVE.
So yeah, I know the sentiment. Community Representative GÇ+ EVE Illuminati GÇ+ Fiction Adept
@CCP_Eterne GÇ+ @EVE_LiveEvents |
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Rordan D'Kherr
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
217
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Posted - 2012.11.27 11:12:00 -
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I didn't play any MMO's before EvE. I won't touch any other either :) Tried SWTOR, was shocked how short termed it is (besides, I sucked at pvp as I do in EvE).
In shooters genre I played alot until BF2. After EA ****** up this game with Patch 1.3, I was really pissed and didn't touch any shooters anymore until BF3.
So, EvE was and is still "my game" because I can do what I want, can socialize, can hate people, can go aggro and can lose everything. I cannot reach any endgame ever. I love it. Open end etc. _______________________________________ Don't be scared, because being afk is not a crime. |
Vilnius Zar
Ordo Ardish
278
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Posted - 2012.11.27 11:12:00 -
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baltec1 wrote:I ended up with a warning in STO for saying that I was a cyno pilot from EVE looking for targets in my bio
There's a story about some guy who wrote a "I'm 12 and what is this" post on an MMO forum (either SWTOR or STO, can't remember) and got banned because the Eula states you have to be 13 and over.
Amat victoria curam. |
Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
200
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Posted - 2012.11.27 11:34:00 -
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Vilnius Zar wrote:baltec1 wrote:I ended up with a warning in STO for saying that I was a cyno pilot from EVE looking for targets in my bio There's a story about some guy who wrote a "I'm 12 and what is this" post on an MMO forum (either SWTOR or STO, can't remember) and got banned because the Eula states you have to be 13 and over.
That was SWTOR. AND a joke. But what else can you expect from those greedy EAware suits that turn everything they touch to ashes?
I like reading their forums for the unending stream of drama/whining there (which apparently isn-¦t unfounded, that game is going down the drain since its start) which makes the Eve Online community manly and hardarse by comparison - even at the height of miner extermination.
Anyway, never played a MMO before Eve... never wanted to. I was interested in World of Darkness IF it would have kept the the general tone; I even recall an interview that theorized about permadeath in WoD but meh...
As for other games, there are a few, usually at least a year or so after initial release when they are cheap and free of bugs; at present The Witcher 2. (Still have to finish Dragonage 1 as well ) Forum-unbanned since 2011.10.20. |
AndromacheDarkstar
Fiscal Fisting Inc. Imperial Protectorate
168
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Posted - 2012.11.27 11:46:00 -
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Kiteo Hatto wrote:Its because other games don't make you invest so much in them, time and knowledge wise. Thats also why if you quit a.k.a "take a break" from EVE you will come back eventually.
Yeah in my short time in eve ive already been there and done that, its nice ot hear people with the same experiance stepping up. Maybe it is really a part of having children and a demanding full time job, the time i get spare to play id rather be playing something worthwhile where i feel like im making an impact and achieving something Fiscal Fisting Inc.-áAmarr Militia Corp Recruiting EU TZ PVP pilots now Also Looking for EU PVP corps to join-áa growing-áAmarr-áFW-áalliance
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Elistea
BLUE Regiment.
107
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Posted - 2012.11.27 12:17:00 -
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Got exactly same problem. Used to play Lineage 2, Aion and after that i found EVE. Been playing it for over 3 years and i have yet to find game which is at least a tiny bit as fullfilling as EVE. Tried GW2 lately with no big effect. Only shades of grey.
There were some sinngleplayer games tho that gave me some of this "old feeling" back (nw XCOM, Deus EX HR, Mass Effect 3) |
xxxTRUSTxxx
Galactic Rangers Intrepid Crossing
84
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Posted - 2012.11.27 12:28:00 -
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Marlona Sky wrote:xxxTRUSTxxx wrote:AndromacheDarkstar wrote: Am i just getting old? am i the only one? are games these days just ****? we all get older , you're not the only one, yes there is a lot of shite games these days. I believe what you are suffering from is burn out, it happens to the best of us, take a break away from gaming for a while. you'll come back refreshed. What everyone forgets is all the crappy games they played, music they listened to, movies they watched as a kid. So as people become older and look back at their childhood growing up they always seem to think back then - that's when the good stuff was being made damn it! right? - and now everything is a remake or crap or trash or something else that simply doesn't compare to how epic the games they played, music they listened to or movies they watched. It is just how we remember things. I promise you most of the games you played were crap.
oh i remember alright, and yes,, lots of them where indeed crap lol, but s the years went by the crap mutiplied, i'm sure with that you'll agree yes ? |
Seleia O'Sinnor
Drop of Honey
263
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Posted - 2012.11.27 12:47:00 -
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Maybe you are a Graymer just like me. Have a look at this nice article Games Don't Need Saving. New inventory: Getting better since version 1.2, but what about back and forward buttons? |
StonerPhReaK
Ashfell Celestial Equilibrium POD-SQUAD
83
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Posted - 2012.11.27 12:56:00 -
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Eve isnt a game. Eve is real!
All other games are the same. Cost $60 just to get new maps and updated shadows. Once you have played one fps you pretty much played all of them. Capture the flag, Team deathmatch, same stuff since quake. The same can be said for racing, RTS, sim, You name it. They are all pretty much the same. Im surprised people still pay for the same repackaged stuff.
But Eve... Eve is REAL. Signature Removal in Progress, Estimated time of completion? Neva |
Natassia Krasnoo
R3D SHIFT
35
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Posted - 2012.11.27 13:15:00 -
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I never really bothered with games until a friend showed me Wing Commander. I was blown away. Didn't touch anything after that for a long time. Then another buddy turned me onto MW2 and the multiplayer aspect of gaming. It escalated to UT and PS, and when Sony inevitably ruined that game I stumbled onto EVE for the second time and never looked back. Since then few games have been able to hold my interest. So you are not alone. |
Gibbo3771
AQUILA INC Verge of Collapse
266
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Posted - 2012.11.27 13:19:00 -
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Chribba wrote:I agreed with the above posters. Other games simply have no attraction.
This, they are also not challenging at all compared to EVE.
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